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Toy mobile phone "World Football" <font color="#ff Teangest, FIFA — risk: choking, damage to hearing, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 1354/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of damage to hearing because the sound level is too high (108.3 dB), and choking because the lid of the button cell compartment can be opened easily without using a tool so buttons cells become easily accessible for children. In addition, the product poses a risk of strangulation because the phone cord is too long. The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and with the…
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Product
Toy mobile phone "World Football" <font color="#ff — Teangest, FIFA
- Brand
- Teangest, FIFA
- Batch number(s)
- NO-143-2008
- Category
- Toys
- White plastic, flip, toy mobile phone with blue string. By pressing the buttons it plays various sounds. It is operated with 2 button cells
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of damage to hearing because the sound level is too high (108.3 dB), and choking because the lid of the button cell compartment can be opened easily without using a tool so buttons cells become easily accessible for children. In addition, the product poses a risk of strangulation because the phone cord is too long. The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standards EN 71-1 and EN 62115.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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